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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 83
أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do they seek other than the religion of Allâh (the true Islâmic Monotheism - worshipping none but Allâh Alone), while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly. And to Him shall they all be returned.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَغَيْرَ
afaghayra
So is (it) other than
دِينِ
dīni
(the) religion
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يَبْغُونَ
yabghūna
they seek
وَلَهُۥٓ
walahu
While to Him
أَسْلَمَ
aslama
(have) submitted
مَن
man
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
طَوْعًۭا
ṭawʿan
willingly
وَكَرْهًۭا
wakarhan
or unwillingly
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and towards Him
يُرْجَعُونَ
yur'jaʿūna
they will be returned
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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83. Do they seek a religion other than Allah's, while to Him submits whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they will all be returned [73]?
[73]
What is the Religion of Allah?
What is the religion of Allah? The religion of Allah is simply to submit oneself before Him. Everything in the universe—earth and sky, sun and moon, stars and planets, angels and winds, in short, whatever exists—whether this obedience is by compulsion or by choice, is obedient to Allah and cannot deviate in the slightest from His command. Human beings and jinn have been given, to some extent, the choice to obey or disobey. Allah’s only demand from them is that, in those matters where they have been given some choice, they too should obey Allah and thus harmonize with all the things in the universe. This is the very religion that was revealed to all the prophets, and this is what they continued to preach and propagate.
[73]
What is the Religion of Allah?
What is the religion of Allah? The religion of Allah is simply to submit oneself before Him. Everything in the universe—earth and sky, sun and moon, stars and planets, angels and winds, in short, whatever exists—whether this obedience is by compulsion or by choice, is obedient to Allah and cannot deviate in the slightest from His command. Human beings and jinn have been given, to some extent, the choice to obey or disobey. Allah’s only demand from them is that, in those matters where they have been given some choice, they too should obey Allah and thus harmonize with all the things in the universe. This is the very religion that was revealed to all the prophets, and this is what they continued to preach and propagate.
